SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BRITISH TEENAGER KATIE SWAN PLAYS PIRONKOVA ( FORMER WIMBLEDON SEM-FINALIST ) IN THE FIRST ROUND OF AEGON BIRMINGHAM TENNIS CLASSIC

Written by: Staff on 13th June 2015

SIXTEEN YEAR OLD BRITISH TEENAGER KATIE SWAN PLAYS PIRONKOVA ( FORMER WIMBLEDON SEM-FINALIST ) IN THE FIRST ROUND OF AEGON BIRMINGHAM TENNIS CLASSIC |

TEENAGER SWAN SET TO FACE PIRONKOVA IN FIRST ROUND

British teenager Katie Swan will face former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tsvetana Pironkova in the first round of the Aegon Classic Birmingham in what will be the 16-year-old’s first ever WTA Tour match.

Swan, from Bristol, is one of the country’s most promising young players and was runner-up at the Australian Open junior tournament in January. She was one of three British players – along with Naomi Broady and Johanna Konta – granted a wildcard into the main draw of the WTA Premier event at Edgbaston Priory Club. The tournament runs 15th – 21st June.

When the draw was made on Saturday, Konta was pitted against experienced Australian Jarmila Gajdosova and was drawn against Aija Tomjanovic in the first round. British No.1 Heather Watson, who is playing her first grass court tournament of the season, entered the tournament on her world ranking of 45 and will take on a qualifier in round one.

The tournament’s top eight seeds all benefit from a bye into the second round, with top seed Simone Halep awaiting the winner of Broady’s match against Tomjanovic. Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova will take on the victor of Konta’s match against Gajdosova.

The other big names taking part include Ana Ivanovic, the defending Aegon Classic Birmingham champion

Main draw play begins on Monday at Edgbaston Priory Club, with the two qualifying rounds played over this weekend. Play was disrupted by rain on Saturday but six matches were completed and Saisai Zheng, Nicole Gibbs, Aleksandra Krunic, Klara Koukalova, Irina Falconi and Michelle Larcher De Brito all scored first round qualifying wins.

The weather forecast is better for Sunday and suggests a sunny and dry week in Birmingham from Monday through to the final weekend.

There are still a limited number of tickets available for the Aegon Classic Birmingham. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham

For information on the hospitality packages on offer at The Aegon Classic Birmingham head to www.lta.org.uk/major-events/aegon-classic-birmingham/aegon-classic-hospitality or contact Elliot Sheasby on esheasby@eventmasters.co.uk

TIDBITS /tennis

• The Lawn Tennis Association’s (LTA) mission is to get more people playing tennis more often, and its role is to develop, promote and govern tennis in Britain.

• Aegon is Lead Partner of British Tennis and is helping to transform the sport in this country. They’re supporting young talent through the Aegon FutureStars programme, as well as sponsoring the junior and senior GB Davis and Fed Cup teams and amateur and professional events. Aegon sponsor three world-class grass court tournaments; the Aegon Classic, Aegon International and Aegon Championships and will also sponsor the new WTA and ATP events in Nottingham from 2015. For further information visit www.aegontennis.co.uk

• For more information on tennis in Britain visit: www.lta.org.uk

Main Draw Singles – click here

Qualifying Singles – click here

Order of Play – click here

Topics: Aegon Classic Birmingham, Katie Swan, Tennis News, Wta

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